TWO British men have set a new record for visiting all 275 stations on the London Underground railway network, shaving 43 minutes off the previous fastest time.

It took Geoff Marshall, 32, and Neil Blake, 31, a total of 18 hours, 35 minutes and 43 seconds to dash through every station on the 408km network, known as the Tube.

It was the seventh attempt by Marshall, a computer expert, to beat the record. The six previous bids failed for a series of reasons - missed connections, breakdowns, heatwave and a knee injury.

For the latest bid he went into training for six days to get fit and identify the ideal itinerary using the Tube's 12 lines.

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